It’s the time of year when women everywhere will juggle family dinners for maybe two, three or even four different sets of family. Sometimes more. We have a special kind of curse, where most of the in-laws and out-laws live within a few miles of each other. This means we never, ever have just one […]
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No Cookie! (Life with a puppy)
This new puppy has been really good for my diet. What’s better for changing one’s mindset than walking around yelling, “No Cookie!” about two dozen times a day. It’s true, I’ve lost three pounds since bringing this pooch home. The boys begged for a year. I really had no intention of getting a dog and […]
The Night Hike – The Perfect Scary Summer Party Idea
Welcome to the entrance of The Night Hike. We had an end-of-school party. We figured a few families would show up, a few drinks would be consumed, the children would scale a tree or two, someone would cry, and a child would need a Band-Aid before it was over. All of these things happened and […]
A parakeet. Oh yes we did.
About a week ago, we caved. Nelson had been begging for a parakeet for over a year. Then came the fateful night at a new (former) friend’s house when the kids ran off to play. Nobody move. It was a new home for them, for all of us. I let my guard down and didn’t […]
Margaritas & Sweatpants
There’s the unknown when you’re invited to a friend’s house for the first time. Just come for a strawberry margarita, she says. It’s 40 degrees in late April. There’s still snow on the deck. And she is standing in her kitchen making fruity cocktails. I’m going and no one can stop me. I decide this […]